I don't mean to be so matter-of-fact and stoic about this, but it is NOT okay to do illegal drugs. If the law says it's not okay, then it's not okay. Regardless of whatever experience it brings.
well that's where our opinions differ. i recognize these drugs as illegal just as you do, but that doesn't make them inherently bad. if you want to be picky, jay walking is illegal, but as you can see it is recognized by most as an outdated and silly law, therefore it is widely ignored. would you consider a jay walker a bad person? likewise, is somebody bad for going to a college party and smoking a joint? it's simply illogical, alcohol was once illegal, explain how you apply your logic to it now. do you believe that when the government said it was bad it was, but now it's okay because they say it's alright to have? you can have your own opinion about it.
Also, what's your "pros and cons" of using those drugs? I'd like for you to be more specific about it.
i only mentioned pros and cons about mdma, while emphasizing that it can be addictive if abused and possibly lethal. however there are still studies questioning its lethality, and even more suggesting it can be very helpful in psychotherapy and creating empathetic feelings in otherwise void of emotion people. as i've said my considering of mdma as a less harmful substance than a lot of others comes from personal use and medical benefits. if you'd like me to expand on other substances i've listed let me know, but right now i'm a bit strapped for time. it's kind of 3 in the morning right now.
Nothing in here mentions addiction. Maybe ecstasy or "shrooms" aren't as addictive as cocaine is. However, it has higher potential of abuse and it has no medical uses, therefore making it illegal. Before Marijuana was legalized in some states, Schedule I was probably where it belonged, if it had as same potential of abuse as ecstasy.
i'm sorry but this almost makes me mad. you just told me ecstasy and shrooms have no potential medical benefit because they're listed as schedule 1, which in itself is ignorant, but on top of that you said it after you already admitted that marijuana shouldn't be there, therefore throwing its plausibility out the window. you then say before marijuana was legalized in some states it deserved to be schedule 1, which is hands down one of the most "silly" things i've ever heard. you need to stop basing everything you think on what the government says. you sound as "silly" as them, well actually sillier and i'll tell you why after, when you repeat their words as the word of god.
the government and united states as a whole used to spread false propaganda about marijuana and claimed it had no medical benefits, we know now that this was wrong, however they as a collective have come to this conclusion over a period of time longer than me and you combined. you made the assumption that it was bad before knowing now that they were mistaken when you knew they were mistaken? i can't even make sense of what you're trying to convey.
If you think addictiveness is the only deciding factor in whether a drug is more "powerful" or not, I think you should think twice, and think about what impacts it might have on your body.
i don't think that. i don't even know how you came to that conclusion, because in every instance i mentioned the word addictive in my previous post it was shortly followed by dangerous. but to play along, one could say a drug that is less addictive has less chance to effect your body negatively. almost every drugs negative effects can be ignored if it were assumed to be non addictive, because most long term negative effects come from the fact that they're addictive and have the chance to repeatedly intoxicate your body.
But besides pointing out the facts, I can't directly force you to stop using drugs. If you think it'll make your life more fun, then go ahead and keep using it. I was just trying to have a discussion and this is what this thread's about. What I don't want though, is more tragic tale related to drugs. It's truly sad to see people ruin their lives (and others) because they've abused drugs.
i wasn't trying to to stop you from having a discussion.... i was the person you responded to, and i've given you quite the handful if i do say so myself. :P
all i've got to say is the fault of one is not the fault of another, you can't tell me i'm going to be a drug addict because i've tried a drug. i understand your frustration in seeing drug addiction, but... most drug addiction is in what i've already classified as the don't do drugs, and the other two i didn't being alcohol and cigarettes, are legal, and under your logic okay.
also, if you'd like the links i had posted in this, you'll have to send me a message because i couldn't post them here. i need 15 posts.